1. Paul McCutchion Commercial Manager, CALMARE

2. Devon & Cornwall Business Council Paul McCutchion Commercial Manager, CALMARE Friday 12 th June 2015

3. Title can go here Exeter Advanced Technologies Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing Centre for Alternative Materials and Remanufacturing Technologies GROUP OVERVIEW

4. Project Overview ERDF funded project, run by the University of Exeter 2 year project (until September 2015) >150 companies supported, across the South West Focussed on Materials Advice and Support New Product Development Sustainable Materials and Processes Recycling and Remanufacturing Circular Economy

5. Sustainable Materials

6. Sustainable / Bio-derived Composites Mouldable Auto Parts from Sustainable Resources (TS/G000352/1) Partners: Ford, JCB, Menzolit, Mitras Automotive, DSM (NL) Benefits Lighter Sustainable / bio-derived / Cellulosic fibres Mould well Good properties Low density High value environmental friendly friction materials (TSB) Partners: European Friction Industry,

7. Developments in Bioplastics Bioplastics Vs Biodegradable Vs Degradable Vs Compostable Developing Industry – Needs work in a number of areas Better knowledge, standards and testing Consumer education Different end-of-life processes needed for different products Trade Assoications being established - The Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) Ongoing research Our focus Identification Potential tracking / tracing opportunities in the future

8. Remanufacturing / Recycling Source: http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/

9. Recycling and Remanufacture SuperCleanQ EXHUME

10. Recycling various materials using HV fragmentation PTFE-glass fibre PTFE-KevlarPTFE-glass fibre-copper Carbon fibre SMC

11. Circular Economy Source: WRAP Think Customer Think System Think about what you are giving away

12. Circular Economy Example

13. Circular Economy

14. ETG Offerings New Product Developments Materials - Technical Support Sustainable Business Models Process Improvements Remanufacturing and Recycling MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT TESTING & ANALYSIS MANUFACTURING / PROCESSING  Polymers  Composites  Bio-derived Alternatives  Carbon Nanotubes  Auxetic Materials  Thermal Characterisation  Electron Microscopy  Spectroscopy  Mechanical Testing  Additive Manufacturing  Moulding  Extrusion/Compounding  Weaving (Textiles / Auxetics) Industrial research and business support through funded research, consulting, contract research, knowledge exchange and other industry supporting programmes Business Offerings Specialisms Delivery Mechanisms

15. ETG Delivery Mechanisms Growth Accelerator Consulting / Contract Research Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Research Council Funded Projects MSc and Industrial Training Programmes

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18. Thank You Website: www.exeter.ac.uk/calmare Email: calmare@exeter.ac.uk p.mccutchion@exeter.ac.uk Tel:+44 (0)1392 725821 Twitter:CALMARE­_EXETER